The bandwidth required by services such as video streaming, online gaming, 100-Mb/s Internet and simplified fiber handling requirements are driving new demand for 100 Gb in the transport network. The OCPM design ensures a future-proof ability to upgrade existing units in the field simply through a firmware upgrade, enabling significant operating cost reduction in the price-sensitive metro core market, where demand is strongest. Devices at 100 Gb also are compatible with existing 10-/40-Gb units. The IntelliGuard OCPM is Telcordia GR-1209/1221-CORE-qualified.